Tropical Fisheries Biology and Management will be offered at Orpheus
Island Research Station and will introduce students to recent advances
in fisheries science, with an emphasis on managed and exploited species
in tropical marine waters. Developments in estimating age and growth,
stock assessment, methods of management and single and multi-species fisheries
models will be discussed. The course will be offered jointly by the University
of Queensland, James Cook University, Sydney University and the Australian
Museum.